Just a note about the scintillation of 99-28A , several times reported.
Might this be the sunlight reflection on the spikes of a (non-) rotating
dish antenna?
I did not see this 99-28A scintillation. I assume it is similar to that of
USA 32 (19460 88-78A)and 92-23A (21949 92-23A).
Bram Dorreman,
COSPAR 4160 (Achel 1)
WGS84:
51° 16' 45.5" N (51.2793 N),
5° 28' 36.6" E (5.4768 E)
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Wakelin <peter@ascotrig.demon.co.uk>
To: Date: zondag 26 oktober 2003 14:02
Subject: SATOBS 2003 October 26
>99-28A: I initially thought I had acquired the wrong satellite as it was
>behaving strangely; from when first seen about 15s before the first
reported
>obs until the second, there were numerous small variations in brightness
>superimposed on the usual long period. Slight scintillation, best seen
using
>averted vision, was also evident.
>
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